[WHITE BIRD IN A BLIZZARD
screens Thursday January 8th at 6:45 pm and Saturday January 10th at
8:55 pm at the Cleveland Cinematheque.]
Review
by Bob Ignizio
Part coming of age story, part mystery,
Greg Araki's WHITE BIRD IN A BLIZZARD
is told from the point of view of Katrina “Kat” Connors (Shailene
Woodley) as she recalls when she was seventeen and her mother Eve
(Eva Green) disappeared without warning or trace. Eve's marriage to
Kat's father Brock (Christopher Meloni) was not a happy one, with the
formerly adventurous Eve resentful of being forced into the role of
traditional homemaker. She drinks, and takes every opportunity to
snipe at Brock, even threatening to leave on several occasions.
Still, it's a bit of a surprise to Kat when she seemingly follows
through with those threats.
